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Date June 24, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-693R Title

Federal Tort Claims Act: Information Related to Implications of Extending Coverage to Volunteers at HRSA-Funded Health Centers

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 June 24, 2009 Congressional Committees Subject: Federal Tort Claims Act: Information Related to Implications of Extending Coverage to Volunteers at HRSA-Funded Health Centers The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) 1 was enacted in 1946 and permits individuals injured by the wrongful or negligent acts or omissions of federal employees,...
Date Feb. 24, 2009 Report No. GAO-09-282 Title

Commuter Rail: Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters COMMUTER RAIL Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions, and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations GAO-09-282 February 2009 COMMUTER RAIL Highlights Highlights of GAO-09-282, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Many Factors Influence Liability...
Date May 13, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-346 Title

Residential Facilities: Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges

United States Government Accountability Office GAO May 2008 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges GAO-08-346 May 2008 Highlights Highlights of GAO-08-346, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and L...
Date May 13, 2008 Report No. GAO-08-631SP Title

Residential Facilities: Surveys of State Child Welfare, Health and Mental Health, and Juvenile Justice Directors (GAO-08-631SP, May 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-346

Date Sept. 28, 2000 Report No. HEHS-00-197 Title

Nursing Homes: Sustained Efforts Are Essential to Realize Potential of the Quality Initiatives

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters NURSING HOMES Sustained Efforts Are Essential to Realize Potential of the Quality Initiatives GAO/HEHS-00-197 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Progress Made in Improving Annual Surveys, but Measuring the Effect Is Problematic Complaint and Enforcement Processes Are Improving, but States Report ...
Date Nov. 4, 1999 Report No. HEHS-00-6 Title

Nursing Home Care: Enhanced HCFA Oversight of State Programs Would Better Ensure Quality

United States General Accounting Office GAO November 1999 Report to the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate NURSING HOME CARE Enhanced HCFA Oversight of State Programs Would Better Ensure Quality GAO/HEHS-00-6 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281759 November 4, 1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The...
Date Nov. 4, 1999 Report No. T-HEHS-00-27 Title

Nursing Homes: HCFA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of State Agencies to Better Ensure Quality Care

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 1999 Testimony Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate NURSING HOMES Enhanced HCFA Oversight of State Programs Would Better Ensure Quality Care Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Division G...
Date Aug. 13, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-154R Title

Nursing Home Oversight: Industry Examples Do Not Demonstrate That Regulatory Actions Were Unreasonable

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283329 August 13,1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Subject: Nursing Home Oversight: Industrv Examules Do Not Demonstrate That Reaulatorv Actions Were Unreasonable Dear Mr. Chairman: At your request, we have in the past yea...
Date June 30, 1999 Report No. T-HEHS-99-155 Title

Nursing Homes: HCFA Initiatives to Improve Care Are Under Way but Will Require Continued Commitment

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 1999 Testimony Before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate NURSING HOMES HCFA Initiatives to Improve Care Are Under Way but Will Require Continued Commitment Statement of William J. Scanlon, Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Services Di...
Date June 30, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-157 Title

Nursing Homes: Proposal To Enhance Oversight of Poorly Performing Homes Has Merit

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1999 Report to the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate NURSING HOMES Proposal to Enhance Oversight of Poorly Performing Homes Has Merit GAO/HEHS-99-157 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-283084 June 30, 1999 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable J...
Date June 15, 1999 Report No. T-HEHS-99-146 Title

Nursing Homes: Complaint Investigation Processes in Maryland

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 1999 Testimony Before the Committee on Environmental Matters, House of Delegates, Maryland General Assembly NURSING HOMES Complaint Investigation Processes in Maryland Statement of Kathryn G. Allen, Associate Director Health Financing and Public Health Issues Health, Education, and Human Ser...
Date March 22, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-80 Title

Nursing Homes: Complaint Investigation Processes Often Inadequate to Protect Residents

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1999 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate NURSING HOMES Complaint Investigation Processes Often Inadequate to Protect Residents GAO/HEHS-99-80 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-281767 Le er t Letter March 22, 1999...
Date May 20, 1993 Report No. T-HRD-93-24 Title

Medical Malpractice: Experience with Efforts to Address Problems

l4qZ-W II _*. \ United StatesGeneral Accounting Office GAO For Release Delivery on Expectedat 10:00am. ThWSday May 20,1993 Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Experiencewith Efforts to AddressProblems Statementof Lawrence H. Thompson Assistant Comptroller General Human ResourcesDivision , a-y!. 1%: SUMMARY A major chal...
Date Jan. 10, 1992 Report No. HRD-92-28 Title

Medical Malpractice: Alternatives to Litigation

United States General Accounting, office, Report to Congressional Committees a--n-"-u-ary-1992 Alternatives t o Litigation GAO/ l.D-92-29 United State s General Accounting Office Washington, D .C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-24222 3 January 10, 1992 The Honorable Lloyd Bentse n Chairman, Committee on Financ e United States Senat e The Honorable Dan Rostenkowsk i Chairman, Committee on Ways an...
Date April 17, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-35 Title

Mentally Ill Inmates: Better Data Would Help Determine Protection and Advocacy Needs

MENTALLY ILL INMATES Better Data Would Help Determine Protection and Advocacy Needs GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Wading&m, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-242068 April 17,lOOl The Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman Subcommittee on Disability Policy Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate The Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Chairman Subcommittee on Health and the ...
Date Oct. 26, 1990 Report No. HRD-91-8 Title

Product Liability: Verdicts in Massachusetts for 1983-85

_.__-.--____-_” ,l...ll- “_-_l_-_“..__--____---_------ \I ni t.cd St.itt,cvi General Accounting Office Iiqmr’t, t,o Congressional Requesters PRODUCT LIABILITY Verdicts in Massachusetts for 1983-85 ._.. _ ..^..__.__..-I._-. ^ .._._....,._ - -...--. ..-.-.-. ----_- I GAO General Accounting Office Wmhington, D.C. 20648 HumanResolucesDivlsion united states B-240764 October 26,199O The Honorabl...
Date Sept. 26, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-160 Title

Superfund: Contractors Are Being Too Liberally Indemnified by the Government

United States Genera1 Accounting Office Report to the Congress September 1989 SUPERFUND Contractors Are Eking Too Liberally Indemnified by the Government (i GAO/RCED-89-160 ‘.L Comptroller General of the United States B-231219 September 26, 1989 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives During the 1985436 Superfund reauthorization process in the Congress, con...
Date April 22, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-55 Title

Medical Malpractice: Characteristics of Claims Closed in 1984

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Characteristics of Claims Closed in 1984 GAO/HRD-87-66 53wo\ - Requests for copies of GAO reports should be sent to U S General Accounting Office Post Office Box 60 15 Galthersburg, Maryland 20877 Telephone 202-275-6241 The first five coptes of each report are free Additional copies are $2...
Date May 19, 1980 Report No. B-188733 Title

Government Operations: [Liability for Loss of Imprest Funds]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-188733 May 19, 1980 Ms. Jo Butcher Columbia Basin Civilian Conservation Center 2402 24th Street Moses Lake, Washington 98837 Dear Ms. Butcher: In your recent letter to our Office you protested our decision rendered on March 29, 1979, B-188733, and our January 17, 1980 reconsideration of that decision which held that you were liable ...
Date April 29, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-66 Title

Education: Increased Federal Efforts Needed To Better Identify, Treat, and Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

. . /” BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Increased Federal Efforts Needed TO Better Identify, Treat, And Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect Child abuse and neglect--a serious nationwide problem--needs more Federal Government attention. State and local governments visited have made progress in dealing with the problem, but their capabilities to identify, treat, an...
Date March 13, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-5 Title

Customs Penalty Assessment and Mitigation Procedures: Changes Would Help Both the Government and Importers

DOCOURMT RESCUE 05147 - [D07356521 Customs Penalty Assessment and it 4 .gation Procedures: Changes mould Help Both the Gov6tement and Tmportes's. GG6D78-5; B-114898. march 13, 1976. 28 pp. * 4 appetAdicev (8 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Law Enforce-sn and Crime Prevention (500). Contact: Genera2l 3over'ment Div. Budget Function: General Governm...
Date July 14, 1977 Report No. LCD-76-333 Title

Government Operations: Procedures Used for Holding Architects and Engineers Responsible for the Quality of Their Design Work

DOCUMENT RESUME 02833 - [A1993051] Procedures Used for Holding Architects and Engineers Responsible for the Quality of Their Design Work. LCD-76-333; B-152306. Jujy 14, 1977. 21 pp. 4 appendices (13 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Facilities and Material Mnagement: Design and Construction of ederal Facilities (707); Facilities and Material Managem...
Date July 13, 1977 Report No. 102836 Title

Budget and Spending: Settlement of Claims Arising from the Negligent or Tortious Acts of Members, Officers, and Employees of the Senate

DOCUMENT RESUME 02836 [ A19930C65] [Settlement of Claims Arising from the Negligent or Tortious Acts of Memb3rs, Officers, and Employees of the Senate]. Jujy 13, 1977. 3 pp. + 2 enclosures (9 pp.). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; by John J. Higgins, Associate General Counsel. Issue Area: Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention: White-Collar Crime (509). contact: Off...
Date July 3, 1975 Report No. 089620 Title

Health: Delays in Transferring Medicaid and Medicare Patients

ROOM ,903 JOHN F. KENNEDY GOVERNMENT FEDERAL CENTER BUILDING BOSTON, MASSACXWSETS 02203 July 3, 1975 Nei1.P. Fallon, Regional Commissioner Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare John F. Kennedy Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Dear.Mr. Fallon: Office (GAO) is reviewing delays in patients who are deemed medically to lower cost health care situations The U...